Welcome to the CSSDN EFL Starter Kit. This website was created to assist teachers with finding activities targeted for early beginners in ESL/EFL, aged 12 to 16 years old, evolbing in their regular ESL classroom. The themes on the Home Page have been selected to meet the immediate needs of a student starting in English and have been organized to follow a progression to build upon the previous theme. The structure in each theme and subtheme allows the students to familiarize themselves independently with the vocabulary, create a personal dictionary with the help of the accompanying booklet, get some individual practice and interact orally with peers in the class.
This is version 1.0 of the website. Don't hesitate to share your feedback with us at stpierrem31@cssdn.gouv.qc.ca.
Click to open the printable booklet that is associated to the website.
Need some additional exercises for your EFL students? Here is a list of useful resources that can complement the students' learning.
Learn English teens from the British Council :Exercises on tons of subject for various levels, includes listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Made specifically for teenagers. There is also a kids version.
Duolingo for school is a fun way to build vocabulary for beginner students. You can track their progress and assign activities. Note that students cannot have Russian as their first language on Duolingo here in Canada.
Allô Prof has some games for English learning. The exercises however are more focused on grammar than vocabulary.
Englisch-hilfen.de is a great website with tons of exercises on vocabulary and grammar. It also has some games (crosswords, matching game and hangman). It includes grammar explanations so that students can be autonomous in their learning. Can be overwhelming to navigate so it is sometimes better to link the exercises you want the students to do directly.